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NECKLACE

Unique ID: BM-81D696

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A gold necklace clasp, dating to the Roman period. The clasp comprises a tapering piece of circular-section gold wire. At one end, the wire tapers and has been bent to form a hook. At the other, the wire has been bent around itself to form two circular loopss and is secured by wrapping the wire around itself four times. A further fragmentary circular-section gold wire chain is the threaded through the loop. The clasp measures 13mm in length and a maximum of 4mm in width at the loop end. The clasp weighs 0.32 grams.

Notes:

SF 8016. Seen 2.5.18

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 4 mm
Weight: 0.32 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Box 5, Bag 4

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
District: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Piercebridge (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ2115
Four figure Latitude: 54.52984883
Four figure longitude: -1.67701825
1:25K map: NZ2115
1:10K map: NZ21NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: While diving in the River Tees

References cited

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Recording Institution: BM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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